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Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2000
The East of Alexandria prosecution office ordered the imprisonment of 12 persons accused in participating in violent clashes between Muslims and Christians. Investigations reveled that the clashes took place because of differences over the building of a church.
Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2000
Egyptian police said that a "mentally unstable" teacher stabbed Father Hizqyal Ghubrial, the shepherded of the Church of the Virgin Mary in the village of Bardis in Sohag, with a knife after accusing him of using magic and witchcraft to separate him from his wife.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2000
The bishop wrote his letter immediately after a judge decided to release 87 suspects for the murder of 21 Christians and one Muslim in the village of Al-Kosheh. The bishop gives an overview of the events that took place in el-Kosheh and concludes "If the guilty is not punished, and the criminals...
Date of source: Thursday, December 7, 2000
An Egyptian criminal court ordered the release without bail of 89 defendants who remain charged with offences related to the case of Al-Kosheh. One reason for the release was believed to be the fact that the month-long Muslim holy period of Ramadan is under way, along with the Coptic Christmas...
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2000
Bishop Yohanna Qolta, the Deputy Patriarch of the Catholic church, believes that the month of Ramadan is a chance for social solidarity. The priest of the Hanging Church, described Mawa’id Al-Rahman as the Mawa’id of the national unity and love. Reverend Manees Abdel Nour said that Ramadan reminds...
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2000
Dr. Yohanna Qolta, the Deputy Patriarch of the Catholic Copts, spoke about his memories about the month of Ramadan and about the impact of Islam on his writings. He pointed out the reasons behind the appearance of the term "emigrant Copts" and the attitude of his church towards them. He also spoke...
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2000
The book of "Why did they join Islam? The reasons behind the conversion of the world’s elite to Islam," by journalist Usama Al-Alfi introduces many examples of those who converted to Islam. The author believes that Al-Alfi wrote his book to open Muslims’ eyes to the greatness of their religion. The...
Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2000
Because of the increased and continuing atrocities of the State of Israel, the Islamic Scholars around the world declared this Ramadan a month of Intifada saying that it is a divine obligation upon the Muslims world-wide to respond to their call verbally, financially, physically and militarily.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2000
The Council of the Suez Canal University agreed to nominate the Grand Imam for the King Faisal International Award for the year 2002 and as an appreciation for his great efforts in serving the Islamic cases all over the world.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2000
Religious scholars came to be divided between supporters and opponents to the idea of the nomination of Muslim women in elections and regarding their rights in participating in the political life. The Mufti and sheikh Youssef Al-Badri believe that women’s nature does not allow them to have a role...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.